Note: As of July 12, timed passes will no longer be required The National Gallery of Art in Washington DC reopened its East and West Buildings and Sculpture Garden on June 18. Admission is still free but reserving a timed pass is required. Passes are released every Monday […]
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Buying tickets in advance, social distancing and mandatory masks. These are some of the new rules as museums, science centers and historical sites reopen across the US. Regional museums, especially children’s museums, have been among the first to open. Larger venues such as the Smithsonian Institution and the […]
Dear friends For the past several weeks, we have posted about the innovative resources museums in Italy and the US provided for education and entertainment during the coronavirus pandemic. You can see the posts on the website (culture/artculture/) As the art world begins to reopen, we will continue to keep you […]
On Tuesday June 2, the day Italy celebrates its Festa della Repubblica, The Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice will reopen to welcome visitors to the rooms of Palazzo Venier dei Leoni and its garden, the green heart of the Venetian museum, now in full bloom. The visit to […]
metmuseum.org | @metmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art, located in New York City, presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world and provides abundant online materials for exploring their collection. Art at Home offers a timeline of art history and 360-degree views of the Museum’s famous […]
In March and April 2020, the Italian Government has promoted #Istayathome/#Cultureneverstops, a social information campaign in the midst of coronavirus emergency, to which Minister Dario Franceschini joined with MiBACT. Museums, temporary exhibitions, theaters, galleries have offered virtual tours, conferences, shows, lectures, podcasts, etc. through their sites and social […]
Many US museums are offering substantial online resources for education and entertainment. Virtual tours, lectures and children’s activities can be found on their websites. They have also developed unique ways to connect with audiences through social media. Question and answer sessions and virtual happy hours with curators and librarians […]
Around the United States we discovered two Italian bookstores that we want to recommend.The people who work there promote Italian culture with great passion and commitment. I AM Books is an independent bookstore in Boston’s North End neighborhood. You can read On their Facebook’s page_’The bookstore serves as […]